On this day in ...
... 2003 (5 years ago today) , U.S. troops located deposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein in a hole and arrested him. He would be tried, convicted, and, in 2006, executed by a special Iraqi tribunal.
... 1960, at the Salon de l'Horloge at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris, 20 countries 
(18 in Europe plus the United States and Canada) signed the convention establishing the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (left). In the words of the organization, now numbering 30 members:
(18 in Europe plus the United States and Canada) signed the convention establishing the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (left). In the words of the organization, now numbering 30 members:OECD brings together the governments of countries committed to democracy and the market economy from around the world to:
► Support sustainable economic growth
► Boost employment
► Raise living standards
► Maintain financial stability
► Assist other countries' economic development
► Contribute to growth in world trade
